woodland scenics goes up in smoke :'( http://www.connectmidmissouri.com/news/story.aspx?id=704154#.TwboSTU9Xgc

ebay prices going up then,,,, 


hope they are up and running again soon,,,,,,

Well that's my Anuus Horribilis complete already. 

Quote from: Fratton on January 06, 2012, 01:28:07 PM
ebay prices going up then,,,, 


hope they are up and running again soon,,,,,,

that was my first thought too the vultures will be circling.

Bad news for all concerned, especially the workforce

OK, it's bad news - but please !  So far, 2/3 of the complex seems to be OK ...

I've not seen any reports of where in the complex has been destroyed - it may be the pre-production store, the post-production store, or the manufacturing plant - we don't know.

Granted, either of the latter two areas will see prices increasing on the 'Bay, but it's not the end of the world !  Most of the complex is still functional, & the owners have said they'll rebuild ...

Mike

Quote from: MikeDunn on January 06, 2012, 03:49:11 PM
OK, it's bad news - but please !  So far, 2/3 of the complex seems to be OK ...

I've not seen any reports of where in the complex has been destroyed - it may be the pre-production store, the post-production store, or the manufacturing plant - we don't know.

Granted, either of the latter two areas will see prices increasing on the 'Bay, but it's not the end of the world !  Most of the complex is still functional, & the owners have said they'll rebuild ...

Mike

"The impact on this community is going to be great. While majority of the building is still standing, there is smoke and water damage throughout the entire complex. We don't know when they will be back in production," Dorhauer said.

quote from the article.according to that they don't know when production will be back and the entire complex is affected.

Think that was the fire chief, and not the company, though ...

indeed you are correct most operations are continuing as usual according to there facebook page https://www.facebook.com/WoodlandScenics?sk=wall

Very sad that this should happen the the best manufacturer of scenic supplies the hobby has

Quote from: oldrailbug on January 06, 2012, 07:28:19 PM
Very sad that this should happen the the best manufacturer of scenic supplies the hobby has

have to agree there their products are quality although my bank balance would say different

Supplies may  not be as affected as badly  thought initiallly

Dear all,
As you may have heard we have experienced a fire here at Woodland Scenics and there is good news and bad news. The good news is that no one was hurt during the fire or evacuation process. The bad news is that it took out a couple of our manufacturing buildings. However, and fortunately, there is more good news than bad.

We encompass multiple buildings that are spread out all over the town of Linn Creek. We only lost two of those buildings and those two contained just a small portion of our manufacturing facilities. Our shipping department, warehouse and corporate offices were spared any damage, as were most of our manufacturing buildings, so it is business as usual.
Thanks for all your concerns.
Respectfully,
Gale Cousins Director of Sales & Customer Service Woodland Scenics

good news all round

Good to hear no-one was hurt, and that they shouldn't be affected too badly 

Used their ballast and tunnel portals so far, and I have a road-building kit somewhere that I haven't tried yet 


Paul